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instauration
[ in-staw-rey-shuhn ]
/ ˌɪn stɔˈreɪ ʃən /
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noun
Obsolete. an act of instituting something; establishment.
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Origin of instauration
OTHER WORDS FROM instauration
in·stau·ra·tor [in-staw-rey-ter], /ˈɪn stɔˌreɪ tər/, nounWords nearby instauration
instant photography, instant replay, instar, instate, in statu quo, instauration, instead, instead of, instep, instigate, instigation
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How to use instauration in a sentence
There, while he despairs of finishing what was intended for the sixth part of his Instauration, how nobly he despairs!
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Isaac DisraeliHe had finally (about 1607) settled the plan of the Great Instauration, and began to call it by that name.
Bacon|Richard William Church
British Dictionary definitions for instauration
instauration
/ (ˌɪnstɔːˈreɪʃən) /
noun
rare restoration or renewal
Derived forms of instauration
instaurator, nounWord Origin for instauration
C17: from Latin instaurātiō, from instaurāre to renew
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